Voting Counts

Welcome to the Rules of Engagement Podcast, the podcast dedicated to political engagement brought to you from Voting Counts! In this first episode, we speak to Areeq from WebRoots Democracy, a campaign to introduce Online Voting in national UK elections. Learn more: www.webrootsdemocracy.org or @WebRootsUK Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2qME6G0 iTunes: http://apple.co/2pqx2dj

Student-run website seeks to inform young adults ahead of General Election. Voting Counts is a website designed to help young people make an informed choice at the ballot box. The impartial resource, for which content is created by young adults and students, was founded in 2014 by student Rachael Farrington after a conversation with friends

The General Election on June 8th is fast approaching, and we know so many people want to help Voting Counts in getting young adults informed about politics and motivated to vote. So we thought we'd make this easy guide to let you know how you could help us out. If you're new to Voting Counts Read more

We are super excited to see our ‘Little Guides to Elections & Voting’ in the UniBox! Our little guides are a great introduction to all things elections and include loads of information about how to register to vote and how to decide which candidate to support. We are really pleased to have them included in the

Are you a UK based blogger with a passion for social action? We’d love to connect! We are an organisation which aims to help young adults make informed decisions when voting. It’s the local elections this May so we’re trying to make sure young people are informed and motivated to engage in the elections. We do this

One of the most important aspects of our development has been the input of the volunteers who dedicate their time, knowledge and passion into the website. We are currently looking to expand this volunteer team.

On a recent visit to the Imperial War Museum we spotted these fantastic artefacts which encouraged women to vote for the first time in the election of 2018. These artefacts formed part of the museum's excellent First World War exhibition. Following the Representation of the People act in February 1918, women over the age of 30 Read more

In order to apply for funding and keep Voting Counts going we need to prove what impact we have had on young adults. So if we have helped you in any way, from convincing you to vote or making you aware of how to vote, we would love to hear from you. Or, if you'd like Read more

Given that Voting Counts was created for young adults, and our content is created exclusively by students and young people this day is significant for us, and one we would like to use to reflect on what we have achieved.